Part of being a musician is taking auditions and playing live before audiences. It is perfectly normal to be nervous about any performance situation. Oftenti...

A musician in the Sudbury Valley New Horizons Music of Massachusetts has requested that I discuss breaking in a new box of reeds. If you don't know about the...

One part of auditions for district and state ensembles as well as professional orchestras and concert bands is sight-reading. Sight-reading gives the adjudic...

This week l would like to offer some tips for the saxophone player who wants to double on clarinet. The good news here is that the fingerings are going to be...

November is a big month for high school band and orchestra students in the United States. In Massachusetts, we are organized into districts (Texas and other ...

This week's post is directed at clarinet teachers. I cannot stress how important it is to play with and for your students. For the pre-college aged student, ...

I am pleased to announce the publication of my new website and blog. I decided that I might have something to say in regards to playing the clarinet, teachin...